CVE-2017-17858: artifex mupdf
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-17858 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in artifex mupdf. EPSS estimates a 2.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 22-01-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0 allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref subsection object numbers are unrestricted.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
86%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.73% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundSecurity Advisories
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Alpine1 product
- mupdf< 1.13-r0
Artifex1 product
- mupdf1.12.0
Ubuntu1 product
- mupdfAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
7 links- github.com/mzet-/Security-Advisories/blob/master/mzet-adv-2017-01.mdX Refsource MISCExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryREPORT